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[was_tansu_now_badhedgehog]

I have a new religion/obsession/symptom/really annoying habit whereby I will only wear colours that were used as paint colours on Citroën cars in the 1950s-1970s.

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[thethirdman4476.livejournal.com]

This could be interesting...I think the Citroen colors in that era were something like:

Gitanes Smoke Blue
Overripe Cheese Yellow
Blancmange
Woman's Face in Toulouse-Lautrec Painting Green
American Tourist's Shirt Orange (special edition cars only)
Gallic Shrug

[tansu.livejournal.com]

These are they: http://www.nuancierds.fr/entreeuk.htm

You can see all the colours at once (http://www.nuancierds.fr/danchorama.htm) or by year (e.g. http://www.nuancierds.fr/1962.htm). The custodian of the site has made comments and little essay-ettes on each colour.

The off-whites and the blues in particular are sublime.

[tyopsqueene.livejournal.com]

Huh, I think I'm in a Bleu de Provence blouse today then.

[thethirdman4476.livejournal.com]

Wow, those colors are...stylish. Although I'm still racking my brain over "silver green" and "gray mirage." "Gray Kandahar" is an odd name as well.

The "Absinthe" color is so cool. I need an old-school Jaguar in that color.

[troubleagain.livejournal.com]

Uh....so, black, white, red.....?

[tansu.livejournal.com]

See the link as posted above.